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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 6:55 AM

good morning

willy glad you made it back okay.your just in time to see the circus train playing in your hometown. Cw thanks for dinner last night and breakfast this morning. Dan be careful with those please..... no one needs to be a pin cusion.today is matts last day of school for the year.better go get a nap because he gets out early today too.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 5:56 AM

^mmmmmmm^  Ah....

Thanx CW -! 

Welcome back Willy.

Randy - Keep on truckin'  (well, I am not awake yet for something more exciting!)

Dan - Deny everthing and get a good lawyer.

I'm beat.  Gonna find Tree, sharpen claws and then nap in the shade.....

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Posted by cherokee woman on Wednesday, June 6, 2007 5:31 AM

Brian, was it an apple box?  As in "The Big Apple", New York City?  I'm getting this box out of here, right now!  Don't need anyone playing with big boxes in here.Wink [;)]

Coffee is ready, and juice is freshly made.  On the warmer bar:  turkey bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, homemade buttermilk biscuits, sausage gravy, grits, and bear claws.

Everyone have a good morning, and please let me know if any of you have any meal requests for today.

Mookie, your coffee mug is down off the shelf, and here it is, filled to the brim with coffee for you.  If you want, later, I'll get another mug down, and fill it with hot tea for you!! I also shoved them 

over  to your hammock, so you can relax while you drink it.Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by blhanel on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 9:47 PM
Hey Dan, there's a nice big box back there in the corner- how about getting into that?Evil [}:)]
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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 8:23 PM
Glad you made it back in one piece Willy!  Sounds like you had a blast.  Hmm...I wonder what I can get into now....

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Posted by Modelcar on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 8:15 PM

....Willy:   Wouldn't a trip into the great hall of the restored GCT have been an interest to you....I understand you can't see it all in one trip though.

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Posted by Willy2 on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 7:44 PM

Well... I'm back from New York City. Here's a quick little summary of the trip in case anyone is interested.

We saw three Broadway shows and one off-Broadway show. The off-Broadway show was Altar Boyz. It was funny, but a bit wierd. The Broadway shows were Phantom of the Opera, Hairspray, and Spamalot. Phantom was absolutely incredible and the other two were very good and funny also.

We went to the Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, Radio City Music Hall, and Central Park.

It rained four inches Sunday night and Monday, but I guess that's nothing compared to Mookie's 3.5 inches in an hour.

So, it was really an excellent trip, but nobody got much sleep. However, when you're in New York City, sleep really isn't the first thing on your mind. You want to pack as much into the trip as possible, which is exactly what we did.

There you have it: Four days in New York City in a two minute read. I'm just too tired to go into detail right now. Maybe each day this week I'll go into detail on a certain show or tourist spot.

TTFN.

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Posted by Railfan1 on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 7:12 PM
Thanks CW, everyone have a great evening.
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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 6:36 PM

//peeks in

I always wondered what all those shiny kitchen utensils were for!  Seems as though some were partial to gravity.  Replacements are on the way.  Nobody needed the blender and the cappucino maker, did they?  Angel [angel]  I know better than to mess with the coffee pot and the layouts!  I guess there's a bit of kitty in me if I get left alone for too long.  Curiosity you know...ooh...what's that?

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Posted by rvos1979 on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 6:11 PM

Ok, why does it look like Hong Kong Phooey was just in here??  //sweeps up mess, puts same in trash.....

There, that looks better.....

Did the truck rodeo thing in class today, should have no problem passing the skills test tomorrow, then it should be practice out on the road.  Steer clear of a white Kenworth T2000 with an extra door on the drivers' side, and "student driver" markings all over the truck and trailer........

Will have some of whatever is for dinner (forgot to look at the menu).....

Keep the shiny side up out there......   

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 6:01 PM

Wow, I don't make it back after Tuesday Produce, and it seems like just about everybody else jumped from the train today!!  

On the warmer bar for supper tonight, you will find:

beef tips portobello w/gravy, mashed taters, and a veggie medley of broccoli and carrots.

DESSERT TONIGHT:  caramel Apple Crisp.

Joe and Lance, there are containers for you two to take to work tonight, in the fridge, with your names on them.

DAN:  send me an email, and let me know what you got into in here earlier, that required sweeping, and emptying the garbage!  (I see the new, empty bags in the trash cans.)

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Posted by blhanel on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 5:57 PM
OK, everybody keep Dan away from the layouts...
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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 5:30 PM

//peeks from hiding spot

Nooothinggg!  I proooomise! Angel [angel]

//hides

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 5:20 PM

Okay Dan, you've been watching Snagglepuss for awhile!

What did you do?!?!Big Smile [:D]

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 4:24 PM

Kinda slow in here today...hmm.

What's this do? //crash!//  Oops...dum de dum de dum....this looks neat!  //pop!//  Yikes!  I'd better clean up and hide for a while!  //sweep, sweep...sweep//

Exit, stage left!

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Posted by locomutt on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 1:11 PM
 mudchicken wrote:
 Mookie wrote:

MC - an early Birthday Present from your company!  How nice.  Guess you can tell they hold you in the highest esteem!  (Darn, there is no tongue-in-cheek smiley face!)  I met Trigger a few times and it just won't be the same seeing the Wild Chicken come into Lincoln in a newer horse.  Never fear, tho - a couple of good beatings up and down some of the roads you travel and Lurch will become Lump and you can get a good truck!

Mo....

Gus R. Scottie is gonna have to have some serious help before he gets behind the wheel of this thing. Doogie and Nige walked up to it last night and tilted at the back tire. "Nuf sed....

Randy: It's a gas burner. The wholes in the floor don't even have chain sprockets and pedals underneath. So we are back to Fred Flintstone technology.....

 

Are you taking us to the movies tonight?!

You know "Lets ride with the family down the street"

"through the courtesy of MC's two feet"!!!!!!!! Laugh [(-D]Laugh [(-D]Wink [;)]

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Posted by mudchicken on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 9:09 AM
 Mookie wrote:

MC - an early Birthday Present from your company!  How nice.  Guess you can tell they hold you in the highest esteem!  (Darn, there is no tongue-in-cheek smiley face!)  I met Trigger a few times and it just won't be the same seeing the Wild Chicken come into Lincoln in a newer horse.  Never fear, tho - a couple of good beatings up and down some of the roads you travel and Lurch will become Lump and you can get a good truck!

Mo....

Gus R. Scottie is gonna have to have some serious help before he gets behind the wheel of this thing. Doogie and Nige walked up to it last night and tilted at the back tire. "Nuf sed....

Randy: It's a gas burner. The holes in the floor don't even have chain sprockets and pedals underneath. So we are back to Fred Flintstone technology.....

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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Posted by CNW 6000 on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 8:17 AM

sniff....sniff....sniff...

Did someone say P-nut butter?!?! Shock [:O]Big Smile [:D] Dinner [dinner]

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 6:57 AM

good morning

here ya go mookie.even with yesterdays rain it soaked in real good and its alot cooler today.highs near 70.thats good.the circus train came by work last night.should be going by carls place sometime today(dont know where they walk the animals at).a lady at work gave matt an early birthday present.4 tickets for friday to go see the mudhens in toledo with fireworks too!!! going to be a busy weekend as usual.

stay safe

joe

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Posted by Mookie on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 6:44 AM

Well!  Know what 3.5 inches of rain at our house in less than an hour looks like the morning after?  Absolutely nothing.  A puddle or two here and there, but we seem to have a great sewer system and even with clay ground, there is no water left over. 

We weren't supposed to have much rain, but Willy came back into the area and set off the sprinkler system!

MC - an early Birthday Present from your company!  How nice.  Guess you can tell they hold you in the highest esteem!  (Darn, there is no tongue-in-cheek smiley face!)  I met Trigger a few times and it just won't be the same seeing the Wild Chicken come into Lincoln in a newer horse.  Never fear, tho - a couple of good beatings up and down some of the roads you travel and Lurch will become Lump and you can get a good truck!

CW - Joe can help me make some hot tea this morning, will grab some toast (Dan, need some peanut butter on it) and I am going to go out on the patio and watch the birdies and squirrels.  Gotta little chocolate hang over this morning - not sure why.

Mo....

 

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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 5:31 AM

Good Tuesday morning, everyone!  Very nice and comfortable this morning, slept very well last night.  May be in for some showers later, around mid morning, early afternoon.  Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Looks like we had a slow night in here last night.  But, coffee is on and ready.  I've got fresh juice (apple, orange, orange/tangerine, pineapple/banana, and hot water for tea or hot cocoa.  

On the warmer bar this morning:  turkey bacon, sausage, homemade buttermilk biscuits, with sausage gravy, hash browns, fried taters, oatmeal, toast.  In the cooler:  cantaloupe chunks and watermelon and mush melon chunks and fresh cherries.

Everyone have a good morning, and I'll see you all after I get through with Tuesday Produce.

 

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Posted by Railfan1 on Monday, June 4, 2007 7:24 PM

Looks and smells good CW. I'll take mine to go please. Everyone have a great night.

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Posted by rvos1979 on Monday, June 4, 2007 6:27 PM

Greetings from the Germantown Super 8!!!!!

Mudchicken, if the Ford previously mentioned has a diesel engine, GET RID OF IT ASAP!!!!!!!!!!  Ford is still having a problem keeping turbochargers in the new 6.4 liters, and the 6 liters have engine durability problems.  Should have went for the Duramax or the Cummins.  Ford's gassers are a bit underpowered for their trucks as well.......

Anyway, survived another day of range practice at training, slowly getting better at handling these things.

Will grab some dinner and a booth and watch the comedy show unfolding.......

See everyone later.... 

Randy Vos

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Posted by CSXrules4eva on Monday, June 4, 2007 5:32 PM

First and Formost congrats to Zardoz for reaching your goal!! I know one thing, it is hard to stick to a regular schedule to keep in shape. I know sometimes I skip going to the gym when it's my day to go. Sad [:(]

YAY!!! I finally stopped in durring din din time. I think, I know I'll grab a bowl of Chicken and Dumplings! I also think I might eat some of that Mexican food also!! MMMMmm....Dinner [dinner]

I want to thank everyone for wishing me luck, and congrats here in the diner. Big Smile [:D] I really do appreciate it.

Well, it was a nice cool day here in Louisville for a change; it was actually comfortable outside!! But, here's the kicker I had a meeting today at work so, I didn't get a chance to work in comfortable weather. Maybe it'll be the same way tomorrow. I think I'll take the camera just incase I see something interesting on the job. hehehehe Wink [;)]

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Posted by CNW 6000 on Monday, June 4, 2007 4:48 PM
Thanks for the Mexican food!  It's a much needed warmer upper!  I'll be foo-ing my Mexican food in the corner...

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Posted by cherokee woman on Monday, June 4, 2007 4:33 PM

Mudchicken, sorry to hear about Trigger the truck.  

I've got the next round of chicken and dumplings and the Mexican Fiesta on the warmer bar, so everyone grab a plate for the Mexican Fiesta and a bowl for chick & dumplings and head on out to the patio.  It's a lovely evening, with a very nice breeze blowing.  

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Posted by mudchicken on Monday, June 4, 2007 2:10 PM
(... more like roll-the-dice every time we get in the truckLaugh [(-D])
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Posted by locomutt on Monday, June 4, 2007 1:59 PM

Uh, there was a sound of silence here also.........................

That feeling I know also.

9/11 would be more ominus, a day most of us will never forget.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, June 4, 2007 1:56 PM

MC

my condolances.yeah I know how that feels.yardmowing is in a rain delay now but it is much much cooler outside feels good.I see the kitty is suggled up in the hammock.going to have to spray it off with a hose with all the chocolate on it.we'll do that after she wakes up.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by Railfan1 on Monday, June 4, 2007 1:32 PM
 CNW 6000 wrote:

//bows head and says a prayer for Trigger. 

I know how that feels.  My condolences.

The sound of Taps plays gently in the background......(-D

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